Our company was formed in 2003 but together, our inspectors, David Bunker and Jeff Nathan, have over 45 years experience inspecting homes on the North Shore. We are a full service home inspection company, providing general home inspections along with radon testing and termite inspections. Our inspectors are Illinois licensed inspectors, and certified members of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI).

We inspect properties from one bedroom condominiums to 20,000 square foot mansions, multi-family structures up to twelve unit apartment buildings and commercial properties up to 25,000 square feet. All our inspections comply with the standards of practice of the Illinois home inspector licensing act, and the American Society of Home Inspectors Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics.

We provide you with a computer generated, narrative style report which includes embedded photos of many of the defects found for clarity. Our home inspection report is completed and provided to you the same day as the inspection. The inspection report clearly states all safety defects and major faults in the home, including recommendations for maintenance and comments as appropriate. The standards of practice specify what is to be inspected, and we comply with those standards. Briefly, these include inspection of the following areas: Exterior, siding, windows, doors, roof and roof covering and roof drainage systems, decks, patios, balconies, driveway and walk way surfaces, porches and garage. We examine the lot to determine grade to ensure storm water drainage is away from the structure. On the interior, we examine visible and accessible structural elements such as the basement and crawl spaces, foundation, walls, floors and ceilings. We inspect the heating and cooling systems, plumbing and fixtures and water heating appliance, the electric system and electric panel, kitchen and laundry and appliances. We finish up inspecting all interior rooms checking a representative sample of the windows, doors, switches and receptacles, and finally inspect the attic space including insulation, ventilation and moisture barriers. We report on all items inspected, and if not inspected, specify why not.

For many years our inspectors have provided honest, objective, and thorough inspections. From the first contact with us through the inspection, report delivery and explanation of your report, you will experience the ultimate in professionalism. For customer reviews on our services please check us out at Angies List.

Our Qualifications

David Bunker is a retired US Army officer who made home inspecting his business since he retired from the Army in 1992. He is an Illinois licensed home inspector, a certified member of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI), and a member of the Great Lakes Chapter of ASHI. Dave also holds the Great Lakes Chapter - ASHI Peer Review 'Master Inspector by Review' designation, serves as the chairman of the Peer Review committee and is on the board of directors of the Great Lakes Chapter. In his spare time Dave enjoys woodworking in his fully outfitted workshop, gardening and fishing.

Jeff Nathan has been a home inspector since 1988 and has the fourth home inspector license ever issued by the State of Illinois. He joined ASHI in 1989. Jeff attended the University of Colorado and was an electrician for Yellowstone Park in the early 70's. He did general contracting in Colorado and came back to Chicago in 1976. He is a FEMA certified inspector and also is a member of RESNET which helps him on weatherization consulting. Jeff was born and raised in Highland Park where he lives now with his wife Lori and his daughter Joanne. His other two daughters, Rebecca and Adele live in Ann Arbor and New York.